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Backpacking in Ecuadorian Andes (Paul McDaniel)
- Bring with you on your trip a list of names and email addresses of the family members and friends you want to update about your travel activities (or save email addresses in your online email contact list).
- Find access to the internet - either on your own laptop computer you bring with you on the trip, or in a local internet cafe. Even people backpacking through remote regions will eventually pass through a small town or village that will most likely have at least one internet cafe.
- Once on a computer, log on to your email account and then compose an email message to all your friends and family you wish to keep up to date about your trip. Include in the message information about all the exciting sights and places you've seen since your last communication back home, food you've eaten, things you have observed (such as about the local culture and scenery), and any other interesting things you think your friends or family would enjoy hearing about. Also be sure to ask how everyone back home is doing and to say you hope everyone is doing well.
- In addition to email, blogging, facebook, twitter, and other social networking sites are great ways to stay in touch as well. At any rate, try to get a message out every few days, or at least once a week. Most of your family and friends back home will appreciate this and enjoy hearing from you during your travels.
- Finally, don’t forget to send a postcard or two to various family members and friends at some point along your journey (remember to bring a list of names and addresses). They’ll appreciate the sentiment.
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“Send a postcard during your travels” by Paul McDaniel, Carolinas Travel Examiner
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